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Sales Tax Calculator

Calculate sales tax for any US state, or reverse the math to find the pre-tax price from a total you already paid.

Pre-tax price

$100.00

Sales tax

$8.99

Total price

$108.99

How sales tax is calculated

total = price × (1 + rate), where rate is the combined state and local sales tax rate written as a decimal. To reverse the math and find the pre-tax price when you only know the total, divide instead of multiply: pre-tax price = total ÷ (1 + rate).

2026 Sales Tax Rates by State

State rate, average local rate, and the combined rate this calculator uses as a starting point for each state.

StateState RateAvg. Local RateCombined Rate
Alabama4.00%5.46%9.46%
Alaska0.00%1.82%1.82%
Arizona5.60%2.92%8.52%
Arkansas6.50%2.96%9.46%
California7.25%1.74%8.99%
Colorado2.90%4.99%7.89%
Connecticut6.35%0.00%6.35%
Delaware0.00%0.00%0.00%
District of Columbia6.00%0.00%6.00%
Florida6.00%0.98%6.98%
Georgia4.00%3.49%7.49%
Hawaii4.00%0.50%4.50%
Idaho6.00%0.03%6.03%
Illinois6.25%2.71%8.96%
Indiana7.00%0.00%7.00%
Iowa6.00%0.94%6.94%
Kansas6.50%2.19%8.69%
Kentucky6.00%0.00%6.00%
Louisiana5.00%5.11%10.11%
Maine5.50%0.00%5.50%
Maryland6.00%0.00%6.00%
Massachusetts6.25%0.00%6.25%
Michigan6.00%0.00%6.00%
Minnesota6.88%1.26%8.14%
Mississippi7.00%0.06%7.06%
Missouri4.22%4.22%8.44%
Montana0.00%0.00%0.00%
Nebraska5.50%1.48%6.98%
Nevada6.85%1.39%8.24%
New Hampshire0.00%0.00%0.00%
New Jersey6.63%-0.02%6.60%
New Mexico4.88%2.79%7.67%
New York4.00%4.54%8.54%
North Carolina4.75%2.25%7.00%
North Dakota5.00%2.09%7.09%
Ohio5.75%1.54%7.29%
Oklahoma4.50%4.56%9.06%
Oregon0.00%0.00%0.00%
Pennsylvania6.00%0.34%6.34%
Rhode Island7.00%0.00%7.00%
South Carolina6.00%1.49%7.49%
South Dakota4.20%1.91%6.11%
Tennessee7.00%2.61%9.61%
Texas6.25%1.95%8.20%
Utah6.10%1.32%7.42%
Vermont6.00%0.39%6.39%
Virginia5.30%0.47%5.77%
Washington6.50%3.01%9.51%
West Virginia6.00%0.59%6.59%
Wisconsin5.00%0.72%5.72%
Wyoming4.00%1.56%5.56%

Frequently Asked Questions

Five states charge no statewide sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon.

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